The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with an 8–10 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.
Offseason
CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 3 Cory Annett OL Eastern Michigan 3 21 Robin Tremblay DE Houston 4 28 Rob Stewart DT Manitoba 4 30 Alexis Sanschagrin DB Western 5 39 Marvin Brereton RB Buffalo 5 45 Chuck Walsh LB Waterloo 6 48 Sean Spender LB Guelph 6 49 Jarel Cockburn WR Columbia 6 54 Darryl Ray WR Ottawa
Preseason The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site pre-season game in London, Ontario which was played at TD Waterhouse Stadium. Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record A June 13 @ Renegades Frank Clair Stadium W 18 – 11 19,213 1–0 B June 21 Tiger-Cats TD Waterhouse Stadium L 37 – 17 9,178 1–1
Regular season
Season standings
Regular season Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record 1 June 28 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium L 39 – 15 24,063 0–1 2 July 3 Alouettes SkyDome L 28 – 12 21,175 0–2 3 July 9 @ Lions BC Place Stadium W 30 – 22 15,796 1–2 3 July 13 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium L 31 – 17 33,108 1–3 4 Bye 5 July 23 Blue Bombers SkyDome L 42 – 15 21,724 1–4 6 August 1 Renegades SkyDome W 24 – 8 18,734 2–4 7 August 8 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium L 31 – 11 31,920 2–5 8 August 16 Roughriders SkyDome W 18 – 10 19,652 3–5 9 August 23 Eskimos SkyDome L 30 – 7 23,642 3–6 10 September 2 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 22 – 14 25,327 3–7 11 September 7 @ Renegades Frank Clair Stadium W 30 – 25 21,604 4–7 12 September 15 @ Roughriders Taylor Field L 40 – 11 24,387 4–8 13 September 22 Tiger-Cats SkyDome W 28 – 21 18,932 5–8 14 September 29 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 38 – 3 20,002 5–9 15 October 5 Lions SkyDome L 23 – 18 16,827 5–10 16 October 14 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 29 – 28 (OT) 20,216 6–10 17 October 20 Renegades SkyDome W 29 – 12 24,932 7–10 18 Bye 19 November 3 Stampeders SkyDome W 33 – 32 19,232 8–10
Postseason Round Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance East Semi-Final November 10 Roughriders SkyDome W 24–14 23,124 East Final November 17 @ Alouettes Olympic Stadium L 35–18 57,125 Roster 2002 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C/G G C T T G T
Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DT DELinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list QB WR QB RB DB G
Italics indicate International player
Awards and records
2002 CFL All-Stars DE – Joe Montford DB – Clifford Ivory DS – Orlondo Steinauer P – Noel Prefontaine
Eastern Division All-Star Selections SB – Derrell Mitchell OG – Sandy Annunziata DT – Johnny Scott DE – Joe Montford CB – Adrion Smith DB – Clifford Ivory P – Noel Prefontaine K – Noel Prefontaine
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